Laurimar Reverón Medina, PhD
Título/Appointment: Assistant Professor
Departamento/Department: Social Sciences Department
Institución/Institution: UPR-Cayey
E-mail: laurimar.reveron@upr.edu
Teléfono/Phone: (787) 738-2161, ext. 2106
Reseña/Biosketch:
Dr. Laurimar Reverón Medina holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, a Master of Arts degree with a concentration in Developmental Psychology from Cornell University and a doctorate in School Psychology from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus. Since 2000 she has taught at several universities in the country, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey. Together with Dr. Antoinette Alom, she created the Minor Concentration in Psychology of Human Development at this campus. Over the years she has collaborated with various research projects, both quantitative and qualitative. She currently collaborates with Dr. Patria López de Victoria and Dr. Antoinette Alom in the participatory action research project titled “Acompañamiento psicosocial como herramienta de aprendizaje y transformación social” (Psychosocial accompaniment as a tool for learning and social transformation). She previously directed the research entitled Emerging Adulthood from the Perspective of Puerto Rican Youth. Dr. Reverón was president of the School Psychology Association of Puerto Rico during the period from 2010 to 2011 and from 2015 to 2019 she was advisor of the Association of Psychology Students of the UPR in Cayey.
Preparación Académica/Education:
- Ph.D from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR School in Psychology (2008)
- M.A. from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY in Developmental Psychology (1999)
- B.A. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, PR in Psychology (1995)
Áreas de investigación/Research Interests:
Psychosocial support throughout the life cycle; Emerging adulthood in Puerto Rico; Pediatric cancer from a school perspective; Adults with intellectual disabilities; Psychosocial support throughout the life cycle; Adolescents with intellectual disabilities.
Publicaciones/Publications:
- Reverón Medina, L. (2020). Adultos con Discapacidad Intelectual en Puerto Rico: Una mirada psicosocial. En Rodríguez Ramos (Ed.), La invariable crisis. Publicaciones Gaviota.
- Reverón Medina, L., & Rivero Vergne, A. (2015). El cáncer pediátrico: Una mirada desde la figura del maestro. En A. Rivero Vergne, R. Berríos Rivera & I. Romero García (Eds.), La aportación de la investigación cualitativa al campo de la salud en Puerto Rico. Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas.
- Sánchez-Galarza, A. N., & Reverón-Medina, L. (2019). Conocimiento sobre la endometriosis en una muestra de mujeres universitarias en Puerto Rico. Revista Salud y Conducta Humana, 5 (1), 9-21.